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Harriet Tubman Google Logo Kicks Off Black History Month

Amy Gesenhues on February 1, 2014 at 11:59 am

Today’s Google logo celebrating one of our nation’s most famous abolitionist Harriet Tubman marks the beginning of Black History month.

Tubman is credited with rescuing more than 300 slaves via the Underground Railroad after she herself escaped from slavery, and began her life as a free woman in Philadelphia in 1849.

Employed by the Union Army first as a cook and nurse, Tubman would later become a spy for the North, working alongside Union General David Hunter to scout missions behind Confederate lines. She was also with Colonel James Montgomery when he attacked numerous Combahee River plantations, freeing hundreds of South Carolina slaves.

Later in her life, Tubman became a leading suffragist, fighting for women’s rights from her home in Auburn, New York. She died in Auburn on March 10, 1913 and is buried in Fort Hill Cemetery with military honors for her contributions during the American Civil War.

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Amy Gesenhues

Amy Gesenhues is Third Door Media's General Assignment Reporter, covering the latest news and updates for Search Engine Land and Marketing Land. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs.com, SoftwareCEO.com, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.